Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-11-24

Jerry Collins wants tn SILL his interest in
the River Press.
Butte is making an effort TO clean out
the tramps and buns.
Everything now indicates that there will
be "A big boom in the Castle mountains
early in the spring.
The New Idea. Corvallis, contains ~ list
Of fort weight residents 81 Bitter Root val
ley who this year raised $4,000 pounds
Of fruit, Bass Bros. leading off with 10000
pounds.
The output of the Jay Gould during the
month of October was S37, 400 in bullion
and 81, 900 in concentrates, making in all
$4,000. This amounts to over $1,000
per stamp.
The New Northwest publishes "a list of
lag persons or companies in Deer Lodge
county that pay 500 taxes ar over this
year, Of which the Anaconda Smelling
Works are put down for Ss.977.99.
| Messrs. I. q. Baker h Co., have a baling
press at work to-day pressing about 5000
beef lSides into I. 900 pound bales for ship
ment East. The shipment will weigh about
I1O,OO pounds and will load five cars.
River Press.
An adopted daughter Of "a weIl-to-do
ranchrnan named John Samples, near
Miles City. attempted to commit suicide
ON the 18th inst. by taking strychnine.
Antidotes were administered and her life
sa we'd. No cause is assigned for the at
tempt other than temporary alteration.
The Livingston Coke Il Coal company
are now di-bursing among their employees
over $40. 900 every month. This demon
strates the increased benefits accruing to
our town by the manufacture of coke from
the output Of these mines. With the en-
largement of the coke-burning plant, in
contemplation early next season, the pres
ent pay roll will necessarily he largely in
creased.-Enterprise.
Henry Hellinger and Nelson Storey own
coniointly "a Holstein bull. Last summer
the animal became SD vicious that his
horns were removed--not until he had
killed "a horse, however. Last Wednesday
afternoon, while Mr.. Hellinger WAS at work
In the field, the bull attacked him, threw
him down and butted the defenseless man
in "a manner that would soon have killed
him. Fortunately, Mr.. Hellinger WAS roll
ed under a hay rack, where the bull could
not get at him, "a nd in this position wasfound
by the men who had been summoned by
Mrs. IIellinger, who, from the house. wit
messed the attack. Mr.. lIellinger was badly
bruised and had his collar bone broken
-Boxeman Chronicle.
The Review says the engine for the new
Anaconda works il the largest west oil the
Missouri. Its total weight il somethin,
over $50 tons, and it took 20 broad guags
ears To convey n from the nssvnufwct,s.
at Scranton, Pa, to Anaconda. The II,
wheel is ~ feet 3s inches in circumference
the spokes, Of which re II and weigh ,2Ot
pounds each. The rim Of the fly wheel b
in eleven sections. each Of which weigh
: 900 pounds. The shaft weighs 90. 6o'
I pounds. The lOw-pressure cylinder weigh
2O. 25 pounds, and the high-pressure TO-
. us pounds. The stroke is AZ inches. !
, is expected that this engine will be com
s pleted and rcatly to start up about the Is
Of December, at about which time tn
stamps will be dropped in the mill.
The biggest find yet made in the CAST
mountains was unearthed last week by j
Mcpherson. He had sunk ON vein tn
depth Of twenty-five feet. built shall
> house and made preparations To go dow
D deeper, but concluded to prospect turtle
:. on top first, and after considerable searci
4 ing struck an eight-foot vein Of ore froI
= which he threw out fifteen tons Of minera
9 in "a short time. The lead is. however
much wider, AS neither wall has yet bee
+. found. We were shown an assay from
large chunk OF ore which represents the ger
J. eral character Of ore in the mine, whic
i gave 40 ounces in silver and 65 per cen
g lead. The find IL on the waters 81 IL
G Checkerboarh. p. II. Maloney and job
;, A. Woo,ison, Of this place, are intereste
4 in the fnd.-Husbandman.
j. James Murphy, q miner in Anaconda
n met death in "a peculiar form on the III
=, inst. lie was working in the 5OO-foot Ieve
. had discharged blast and WAS knockii
V down loose pieces Of ore with a bar, so ths
y nothing would fall ON his head. While Ia
y ping1the ore in the stope with the bar
It chunk weighing about ton became d
? tache,l, falling on the point Of the bar. II
If other end of the bar WAS thrust again
IS Murphy's groin and partly through hir
u, lie leaned against the wall and with gre'
:, display OF nerve pulled the bar from Il
wound. The shock and loss ri blood WI
" so great that he died In fifteen minute
II He lea yes a wife and four children living Z
" ranch in the Flathead country, where
it located last spring. lie had been ba'
Nc here working only two weeks. Kindergarten
,r A Drummond special to the Independe'
IS Of the 18th inst. says: A fearful TRACED
n occurred at Granite, Mont, this mornin
c. l.. Scott murdered his wife in cold bloc
>. Troubles in the family seems to have be-
the cause. The murderer was discover
lying by the side Of his murdered wife, seei
~ insiy in u beastly state Of intoxication.
IN an early hour this morning. The offies
he were informed OF the facts and at once pr
he ceetled to the place where the bastard
49, deed WAS committed aud placed the mu
vi ,ier.r under arrest. The sheriff having q
" prisoner in charge placed him ON board Il
-. north bound train at Philipsburg. Ia Il
n. meantime Deputy Sheriff Carr received !
~ formation by wire that u party Of forty